AFL legend Tom Hafey’s Sorrento beach house sells for nearly $2m

AFL legend Tom Hafey’s family have sold his much loved beach house in an almost $2m deal.

The coaching great who played 67 VFL games for Richmond before coaching the club to four premierships, before taking the reins at Geelong, Collingwood and Sydney.

Hafey was also known for a punishing daily fitness regimen he was often spotted repeating along the Sorrento foreshore.

Daughter Rhonda Hafey and her partner bought the property from her mother to keep it in the family after his passing, but are relocating nearby in the suburb and put the home up for sale.

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Ms Hafey said while they would be sad to part ways with the home, they would hang onto the memories of her father entertaining crowds including legends from Kevin Sheedy to Francis Bourke with barbecues, to blasting the radio every morning once he got back from his run, swim and a few hundred push ups.

Marshall White’s Adam Kenyon said a family relocating from a farm had bought the home after it attracted the interest of three parties.

“It’s a fair market result, with a number of people (pursuing it),” Mr Kenyon said.

“And what we would take away from it is that there were three parties interested — and we haven’t seen that for quite a few years.

“So that does show that proximity to the beach and the sailing club still wins.”

While the heavily renovated and extended property with a granny flat out the back had been expected to potentially be demolished after the sale, the buyers have indicated they are considering renovating and retaining it.

The Lister Ave home is understood to have made $1.925m.

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